Hollywood Sign

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Hollywood, California Unlike the selection process for our countdown, it was easy to whittle down all the American landmarks in greater L.A. and yet connect them all. Our No. 9 American landmark is the Hollywood sign. Completed in 1923 on Mt. Lee as a temporary advertisement for a Hollywood Hills residential development company (and reading “Hollywoodland” at the time), the sign quickly became associated with Hollywood itself -- especially after actress Peg Entwistle committed suicide with a jump off the "H" in 1932. And like any proper star, the sign has had its share of fame and scandal, plus it has undergone face-lifts over the decades to defy its age. There’s nothing more L.A. than that.